CCall number
請求番号
A group of letters and/or numbers that identifies a specific item in a library and
provides a way for organizing library holdings.

Catalog
カタログ
A database (either online or on paper cards) listing and describing the books,
journals, government documents, audiovisual and other materials held by a library.

CD
CD
An abbreviation for compact disc; it is used for storing digital information.

Check-out
チェックアウト
To borrow an item from a library for a fixed period of time in order to read, listen
to, or view it.

Circulation
循環
The place in the library, often a desk, where you check out, renew, and return
library materials. You may also place a hold, report an item missing from the
shelves, or pay late fees or fines there.

Citation
参照
A reference to a book, magazine or journal article, or other work containing all
the information necessary to identify and locate that work.

Copy card
コピーカード
A card that enables its user to print from a computer, or to make copies of a
document at a photocopy machine.

Course reserve
コースの予備
A selection of books, articles, videotapes, or other materials that instructors
want students to read or view for a particular course. Print reserve materials
are usually kept in one area of the library and circulate for only a short period
of time.

FFull-text
フルテキスト
A complete electronic copy of a resource, usually an article, viewed on a
computer display screen. The term "full-text" is often used to refer to
the electronic version of an article or book that is also published in print.

IIcon
アイコン
A small symbol on a computer screen that represents a computer operation
or data file.

Index
索引
1. A list of names or topics--usually found at the end of a publication--that
directs you to the pages where those names or topics are discussed within
the publication. 2. A printed or electronic publication that provides references
to periodical articles or booksby their subject, author, or other search terms.

Interlibrary services/loan
相互貸借
A service that allows you to borrow materials from other libraries through your
loan services own library. See also: Document delivery.

Internet
インターネット
A worldwide network of computer networks that allows for the transmission
and exchange of files.

LLimits/limiters
限界
Options used in searching that restrict your results to only information resources
meeting certain other, non-subject-related, criteria. Limiting options vary by
database, but common options include limiting results to materials available
full-text in the database, to scholarly publications, to materials written in a
particular language, to materials available in a particular location, or to materials
published at a specific time.

NNewspaper
新聞
A publication containing information about varied topics that are pertinent to general
information, a geographic area, or a specific subject matter (i.e. business, culture,
education). Often published daily.

PPDF
PDF
A file format developed by Adobe Acrobat® that allows files to be transmitted from
one computer to another while retaining their original appearance both on-screen
and when printed. An acronym for Portable Document Format.

Peer-reviewedjournal
見直される同等者
Peer review is a process by which editors have experts in a field review books or
journal articles submitted for publication by the experts' peers. Peer review helps to ensure
the quality of an information source by publishing only works of proven validity,
methodology, and quality. Peer-reviewed journals are also called refereed or
scholarly journals.

Periodical
定期刊行物
An information source published in multiple parts at regular intervals (daily, weekly,
monthly, biannually). Journals, magazines, and newspapers are all periodicals. See
also: Serial

Primary source
根本資料
An original record of events, such as a diary, a newspaper article, a public record, or
scientific documentation.

Print
印刷物
The written symbols of a language as portrayed on paper. Information sources may
be either print or electronic.

Proxy server
プロキシ・サーバ
An Internet server that acts as a "go-between" for a computer on a local network
(secure system) and the open Web. Often checks to determine "right of access" to
the secure environment and speeds up requests by caching frequently accessed
Web pages.

Reference
参照
1. A service that helps people find needed information. 2. Sometimes "reference"
refers to reference collections, such as encyclopedias, indexes, handbooks,
directories, etc. 3. A citation to a work is also known as a reference.
Remote access
遠隔アクセス
The ability to log onto (or access) networked computer resources from a distant
location. Remote access makes available library databases to students researching
from home, office, or other locations outside the library.

Renewal
更新
A lengthening of the loan period for library materials.

Reserve
予備
1. A service providing special, often short-term, access to course-related materials
(book or article readings, lecture notes, sample tests) or to other materials (CD-
ROMs, audio-visual materials, current newspapers or magazines). 2. Also the
physical location--often a service desk or room--within a library where materials on
reserve are kept. Materials can also be made available electronically. See also:Course reserve, Electronic reserve

Search statement
キーワードor フリーワード
Words entered into the search box of a database or search engine or search query when looking for information. Words relating to an information source's author, editor, title, subject heading or keyword serve as search terms. Search terms can be combined by using Boolean operators and can also be used with limits/limiters.

Secondary sources
二次文献
Materials such as books and journal articles that analyze primary sources.
Secondary sources usually provide evaluation or interpretation of data or evidence
found in original research or documents such as historical manuscripts or memoirs.

Serial
連続
Publications such as journals, magazines and newspapers that are generally
published multiple times per year, month, or week. Serials usually have number
volumes and issues. The words journal, magazine, periodical, and serial may be
used interchangeably.

Software
ソフトウェア
The programs installed on and used by the components of a computer system (or,
hardware).

Stacks
積み重ね
Shelves in the library where materials--typically books--are stored. Books in the
stacks are normally arranged by call number. May be referred to as "book stacks."
Style manual
様式マニュアル
An information source providing guidelines for people who are writing research
papers. A style manual outlines specific formats for arranging research papers and
citing the sources that are used in writing the paper.

UUpload
アップロード
To transfer information from a computer system or a personal computer to another
computer system or a larger computer system.

Uniform ResourceLocator(URL)
URL
The unique address for a Web page which is used in citing it. A Uniform Resource Locater (URL) consists of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.nmsu.edu), and often the path to a file or resource residing on that server.

User ID
ユーザ登録名
A number or name unique to a particular user of computerized resources. A user ID
must often be entered in order to access library resources remotely.

WWireless
無線
The name given to any electronic device that sends messages through space via
electric or electromagnetic waves instead of via power cords.

World Wide Web
ワールド・ワイド・ウェブ
A network of information, as a part of the Internet, that includes text, graphics,
sounds, and moving images. Also know as the Web or WWW or W3. It incorporates
a variety of Internet tools into one method of access, such as the Web browser
Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox.